Tag: Neil Judd

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Falklands' wool farmers bashed with lack of demand and falling prices

  

  Falkland Islands farmers are deeply concerned because wool prices have crashed to 40-50% below levels of early 2019, and as much as 70% of the Falklands 2019/20 wool clip is as yet unsold.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 05:27 UTC

  Falklands' 4.000 ewes to be AI with Australian Poll Merino

  

  Australian Poll Merino genetics are being used to drive lamb survival in one of the world’s harshest wool producing environments of the Falkland Islands, reports The Rural, from Australia.

• Friday, February 7th 2014 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' farmers urged to prepare for declining wool prices forced by currencies' distortions

  

  Falkland Islands farmers are being urged to plan for income reductions in the order of 15 to 25% for the season's wool production with the potential for more reductions, MLA Phyl Rendell announced in Legislative Assembly last week.